Thursday, May 23, 2013
Checkpoints set up throughout Ocean County all weekend
Drivers getting stopped at DWI checkpoints this weekend will also be checked for being under the influence of drugs, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's office. With the start of the busy summer travel season looming, Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato today announced the continuation of the annual countywide DWI checkpoint program. The program, which supplements local DWI enforcement, consists of staging numerous checkpoints throughout the county. "Most significant for the program this year, is the addition of two drug recognition experts at each checkpoint to detect those under the influence of narcotics," says a prepared statement from the prosecutor's office. Coronato, quoted in the statement, reminds drivers that "an extra measure…
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Finished trail will stretch north-south across Ocean County
The fourth stretch of the Rail Trail from Barnegat to Toms River will complete the link from Wells Mills Road in Waretown to Bay Parkway just south of the Oyster Creek, according to Freeholder James F. Lacey. The freeholders are expected to award a contract for that part of the work to M.L. Ruberton Construction of Hammonton for $447,044 on Wednesday. Once that work is done the trail will stretch from Burr Street in Barnegat to the Oyster Creek. Ahead lies the political minefield in Lacey Township, where opinion is divided over whether to use the old Central Railroad of New Jersey Barnegat Branch right of way for a road or the rail trail.
Roads include Ocean Gate Drive, Sally Ike
On Wednesday the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders are slated to award a $3.5 million contract to Earle Asphalt Company of Farmingdale for the repaving of parts of nine county roads in seven towns. County Engineer Scarantino said the Earle bid is 11 percent under the estimated cost of the work. Among the roads being repaved include are:
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Retrofitting Lakewood building saved 40 percent, officials said
Allowing the owner of the building now leased for an Ocean County Health Department facility in Lakewood to retrofit it for that use cut the cost by at least 40 percent compared with having other contractors do the work, officials said Wednesday. The cost of the conversion, about $800,000, by Beth Medrash Govoha, has been criticized for weeks by Michele Rosen of Waretown, who is running as a Democrat for a seat on the Board of Freeholders. She said bids should have been obtained for the conversion. "We bid everything we were required to bid,’’ said Daniel Regenye, the county’s Public Health coordinator. He said prices provided by contractors were higher than those the rabbinical college offered. The Beth Medrash Govoha prices were "at or …
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Program meant to facilitate people getting to work
The lack of transportation that sometimes keeps people getting public assistance from taking jobs in Ocean County is a hurdle county officials have been working to eliminate for 9 years, according to Freeholder Gerry P. Little. Cars donated by public agencies or private citizens and a $71,630 grant from the state Department of Human Services combine to provide vehicles so people can get to work. The program also helps pay for insurance and repairs. "In some instances the largest obstacle standing between someone and an opportunity for employment is a ride,’’ Little explained. This year 11 of the donated vehicles were have been distributed by the county’s Department of Human Services and 34 others were repaired. Those in the Temporary …
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Multiple projects unfolding after Freeholder approvals next week
Road improvements that will lead to a new entrance to Ocean County College and improved access to the Garden State Parkway in Toms River may be approved Wednesday by the county’s freeholders. County Engineer Frank Scarantino said Church Road will be widened at North Bay Avenue as the first phase of an upgrade of roads in that area that will connect the college with North Bay Avenue. The widening of the road is expected to cost $75,000, he told the freeholders. He also detailed the road, parking lot, and drainage work underway on the OCC campus as part of construction of the $30 million Gateway Building, a joint venture with Kean University. The freeholders are scheduled to authorize advertising for the Church Road improvements when they …
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Fees waived for future pets at Northern Ocean County Animal Shelter
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Adoption fees for some animals will be waived at a June Jamboree and Garage Sale at the Northern Ocean County Animal Shelter on Freemont Avenue in Jackson from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. June 18. A gift will be given to all those adopting pets as well, according to Brian Lippai, who manages the county’s animal facilities. “Each animal adopted from the Ocean County shelters is spayed or neutered, micro-chipped and vaccinated,’’ said Freeholder Gerry P. Little. The June 18 Jamboree will feature games. contests, food, music, a chance to meet volunteers, have themed photos taken with a pet for $10 and searches for the most talented, look-alike pet, or the one with the longest tail or the shiniest coat, according to Leslie Terjesen, public …
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Freeholders award 19 contracts to cover a number of services
A $4.77 million social service safety net for senior citizens, juveniles and the mentally ill is being spread this week in Ocean County, with the awarding of 19 contracts by the county's freeholders. Senior citizen nutrition and socialization programs delivered by Community Services Inc. of Ocean County, Lakewood, will cost $2.54 million. That includes $1.09 million for weekday home delivered meals, $121,479 to provide them on weekends, and $782,173 for meals for the elderly served at nutrition sites around the county. Another $508,583 will be spent by the same agency for socialization efforts. The bulk of the money for those programs comes from the federal Older Americans Act. Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari said 220,000 home delivered meals …
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Chris L
1:59 am on Sunday, May 26, 2013
lol honestly, when i go through DUI checkpoints , im cooperative. I respect the hell out of cops. These men risk their lives every day and diserve to be respected. I also know many bad cops. Those men i do not respect. I also do not appreciate police officers who dont know the law, or try to lie to civilians about the law. By discussing thing like this I hope some people get an interest in their … more ›